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Shloka 44

Adhyāya 152 — Bhīṣma’s Authorization for Yudhiṣṭhira’s Return to the Capital (नगरप्रवेशानुज्ञा)

दरिद्रं व्याधितं दीनमध्वना परिकर्शितम्‌ | पतिं पुत्रमिवोषपास्ते सा नारी धर्मभागिनी

daridraṁ vyādhitaṁ dīnam adhvanā parikarśitam | patiṁ putram ivoṣapāste sā nārī dharmabhāginī ||

พระมหेशวรตรัสว่า—แม้สามีจะยากจน เจ็บป่วย อับจน หรืออ่อนแรงเพราะความลำบากแห่งหนทาง สตรีใดปรนนิบัติรับใช้เขาดุจบุตรของตน สตรีนั้นย่อมเป็นผู้มีส่วนในธรรม

दरिद्रम्poor
दरिद्रम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootदरिद्र
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
व्याधितम्afflicted by illness
व्याधितम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootव्याधित
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
दीनम्wretched, miserable
दीनम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootदीन
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अध्वनाby travel / by the journey
अध्वना:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअध्वन्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
परिकर्शितम्worn down, emaciated
परिकर्शितम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपरि-√कृष्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
पतिम्husband
पतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपति
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
पुत्रम्son
पुत्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
इवlike, as if
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
उपास्तेserves, attends upon
उपास्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootउप-√आस्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
साshe
सा:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
नारीwoman
नारी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनारी
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
धर्मभागिनीa sharer in dharma (faithful wife)
धर्मभागिनी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootधर्म-भागिनी
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular

श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच

Ś
Śrīmaheśvara
P
pati (husband)
N
nārī (wife/woman)
P
putra (son)

Educational Q&A

Dharma in household life is shown through compassionate, steadfast service: a wife who cares for her husband even in poverty, illness, and hardship is called dharmabhāginī, a true participant in righteousness.

Śrīmaheśvara is describing the ideal conduct of a devoted wife, emphasizing her attentive care for a husband who is weakened by destitution, disease, and the strain of travel.